Attitude Change Table 3

Table 3.Attitudes towards prostituted women for the entire group (N = 341).
Item Pre-program Post-program t df
13. Most prostitutes just got off to a bad start in life. a 2.74 2.79 -0.74 323
14. Most prostitutes live in poverty. 2.75 2.24 7.91** 327
15. Most prostitutes are trashy or disreputable. 3.24 3.43 -3.26* 322
16. Most prostitutes are lazy. 3.32 3.75 -8.25** 330
17. Prostitutes are victims of a sexist society. 2.90 2.72 2.56 323
18. Most prostitutes are drug addicts. 2.58 2.37 3.74** 329
19. Most prostitutes have to work very hard. 2.74 3.26 -5.75** 329
20. Sex trade workers provide an outlet that helps preserve families. 3.87 4.31 -7.70** 324
21. Juvenile prostitution is more cause for concern than adult prostitution. a 1.82 1.80   0.31 322
a Questions provided by the Edmonton Prostitution Offender Program.* p < .002, ** p < .0009Item means range from 1.0 (strongly agree) to 5.0 (strongly disagree).

Negative t-values indicate greater disagreement with statements following the program. Positive t-values indicate greater agreement with statements following the program.